The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has just announced the nine films that will contend for an Oscar nomination. Notable exceptions are previous winner Asghar Farhadi for his new film "The Past" (Iran), Berlinale standout "Gloria" (Chile), Canada's entry "Gabrielle," and our prognosticator Peter Knegt's top choice for the award, Haifaa Al-Mansour's "Wadjda," which was the #2 Best First Feature on our annual critics' poll.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has just announced the nine films that will contend for an Oscar nomination. Notable exceptions are previous winner Asghar Farhadi for his new film "The Past" (Iran), Berlinale standout "Gloria" (Chile), Canada's entry "Gabrielle," and our prognosticator Peter Knegt's top choice for the award, Haifaa Al-Mansour's "Wadjda," which was the #2 Best First Feature on our annual critics' poll.